Clinical trials: Supratentorial Brain Tumor
Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma
Vorinostat and Temozolomide in Treating Young Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Primary Brain Tumors or Spinal Cord Tumors
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of vorinostat when given together with temozolomide in treating young patients with relapsed or refractory primary brain tumors or spinal cord tumors.
- Conditions
- Childhood Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Choriocarcinoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumor, Childhood Central Nervous System Germinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01076530
- Testing
- vorinostat, temozolomide, diagnostic laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Pituitary Adenoma
Dopamine D2 Receptors(D2R) Imaging in Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma(NFPA)
To study the in vivo expression of dopamine D2 receptors in nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma and the predictive role of dopamine dopamine D2 receptors PET-MR imaging in the therapeutic effect of dopamine agonists（DA）.
- Trial name
- NCT03714763
- Testing
- Drug treatment, Surgery
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Zhebao Wu
Solid Tumor, Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
Busulfan, Melphalan, Topotecan Hydrochloride, and a Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed or Relapsed Solid Tumor
RATIONALE: Giving high-dose chemotherapy before an autologous stem cell transplant stops the growth of tumor cells by stopping them from dividing or killing them.
- Conditions
- Solid Tumor, Adult Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Adult Rhabdomyosarcoma, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00638898
- Testing
- busulfan, melphalan, topotecan hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Ependymoma, Anaplastic Ependymoma
Carboplatin and Bevacizumab for Recurrent Ependymoma
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if the combination of bevacizumab and carboplatin can help to control recurrent ependymoma. The safety of this drug combination will also be studied.
- Trial name
- NCT01295944
- Testing
- Carboplatin, Bevacizumab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Valproic Acid in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors or CNS Tumors
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as valproic acid, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00107458
- Testing
- valproic acid
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Cushing's Disease, Acromegaly
Study to Allow Access to Pasireotide for Patients Benefiting From Pasireotide Treatment in Novartis-sponsored Studies
The purpose of this study is to allow continued use of pasireotide in patients who are on pasireotide treatment in a Novartis-sponsored study and are benefiting from the treatment as judged by the investigator.
- Conditions
- Cushing's Disease, Acromegaly, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pituitary Tumors
- Trial name
- NCT01794793
- Testing
- Pasireotide, Cabergoline, Pasireotide LAR
- Where
- 94 sites in United States, Argentina and 26 more
- Volunteers
- 337 people
- Sponsor
- RECORDATI GROUP
Supratentorial Neoplasms
Anaesthesia for Supratentorial Tumor Resection
This is a double center, multidisciplinary, prospective, randomized, double-blind, with a superiority hypothesis, trial including 100 patients scheduled for resection of a supratentorial brain tumour under general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT00389883
- Testing
- Comparison of two anesthetics protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Locally Advanced Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma, Locally Advanced Paraganglioma
Radioactive Drug (177Lu-DOTATATE) for the Treatment of Locally Advanced, Metastatic, or Unresectable Rare Endocrine Cancers
This phase II trial studies how well 177Lu-DOTATATE works in treating patients with rare endocrine cancers that have spread from where they started to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced), spread to other places in the…
- Conditions
- Locally Advanced Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma, Locally Advanced Paraganglioma, Metastatic Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma, Metastatic Paraganglioma
- Trial name
- NCT04106843
- Testing
- Lutetium Lu 177 Dotatate
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Malformations, Multiple Abnormalies
Phenotype and Etiology of Pallister-Hall Syndrome
We aim to delineate the range of severity, natural history, molecular etiology, and pathophysiology of Pallister-Hall syndrome (PHS), Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (GCPS), McKusick-Kaufman syndrome (MKS), Bardet-Biedl…
- Conditions
- Malformations, Multiple Abnormalies, Polydactyly
- Trial name
- NCT00001404
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1,170 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
TP-38 Toxin in Treating Young Patients With Recurrent or Progressive Supratentorial High-Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: The TP-38 toxin can locate tumor cells and kill them without harming normal cells. Giving TP-38 toxin directly into the tumor may kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00074334
- Testing
- TGFa-PE38 immunotoxin, conventional surgery
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Pituitary Adenoma, Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenoma
Cabergoline in Nonfunctioning Pituitary Adenomas
Clinically nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma remains the only pituitary tumor subtype for which no effective medical therapy is available or recommended.
- Trial name
- NCT03271918
- Testing
- Cabergoline
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Acromegaly
Pasireotide in Patients With Acromegaly Inadequately Controlled With First Generation Somatostatin Analogues
This is a phase IIIb multicenter, open-label; single arm study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pasireotide LAR 40 mg and 60 mg in patients with inadequately controlled acromegaly with maximal approved doses of first…
- Trial name
- NCT02354508
- Testing
- Pasireotide LAR
- Where
- 50 sites in Argentina, Belgium and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer
Yttrium Y 90 SMT 487 in Treating Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Cancer
RATIONALE: Radiolabeled drugs such as yttrium Y 90 SMT 487 can locate tumor cells and deliver tumor-killing substances to them without harming normal cells.
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Breast Cancer, Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor, Islet Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00006368
- Testing
- yttrium Y 90-edotreotide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Supratentorial Brain Tumors
Heartrate Variability and Intraoperative Brain Conditions in Supratentorial Tumors
This study aims to determine the relationship between heart rate variability and intraoperative brain relaxation conditions in patients with brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT04094974
- Testing
- ANSiscope
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- DyAnsys, Inc.
Pituitary Tumor
Characterization of Receptors in Non-functioning Pituitary Macroadenomas
Characterization of receptors present in non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas by Reverse Transcriptase- Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) would assist with targeted medical therapy based on the information obtained by…
- Trial name
- NCT00852501
- Testing
- To perform RT-PCR on the tissue obtained during surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Cook County Health
Neuroendocrine Tumors, Insulinoma
DOTATOC PET/CT for Imaging NET Patients
Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are generally slow growing, but some can be aggressive and resistant to treatment. Compared to healthy cells, the surface of these tumor cells has a greater number of special molecules called…
- Conditions
- Neuroendocrine Tumors, Insulinoma, Gastrinoma, Glucagonoma
- Trial name
- NCT03583528
- Testing
- 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT, 18F-FDG PET/CT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Cancer Agency
Blastic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor
FR901228 in Treating Children With Refractory or Recurrent Solid Tumors or Leukemia
This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of FR901228 in treating children with refractory or recurrent solid tumors or leukemia.
- Conditions
- Blastic Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Childhood Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumor, Childhood Choroid Plexus Tumor, Childhood Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT00053963
- Testing
- romidepsin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Pituitary Tumor
Effects of Total Intravenous Anesthesia With Propofol-remifentanil Versus Inhalational Anesthesia With Sevoflurane on Quality of Recovery in Patients Undergoing Transsphenoidal Surgery for Pituitary Tumor
A number of studies have compared the effects of total intravenous anesthesia(TIVA) versus inhalational anesthesia on perioperative period during transsphenoidal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02813044
- Testing
- total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA), inhalation anesthesia group
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Brain Neoplasms, Surgery
Small-dose Dexmedetomidine Effects on Recovery Profiles of Supratentorial Tumors Patients From General Anesthesia
An excellent recovery profile is critical for neurosurgical anesthesia. Rapid awakening, smooth blood pressure and heart rate (HR), a higher degree of coordination, painless or mild pain, as well as better tolerance to…
- Trial name
- NCT02007798
- Testing
- dexmedetomidine, normal saline
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University, China
Postoperative Pain, Analgesia
Perioperative Multimodal Analgesia for Supratentorial Craniotomy
This randomized clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of scalp nerve blocks and dexmedetomidine in reducing opioid use and preventing postoperative delirium in patients undergoing supratentorial brain tumor surgery.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Analgesia, Supratentorial Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT07441421
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Scalp-Nerve Block
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital